Live Review: A Winged Victory For The Sullen @ St George's Church, Kemp Town
It’s 19:15 on the 5th of March, and I find myself shivering from the cold, starring at the big blue…
What’s ACCA-ning?
All you need to know about autumn at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts If you have not seen…
Review: Suzanne Ciani & Martin Messier at the ACCA
At the outset, Mr Messier’s FIELD at once invoked The Matrix and Daedalus’ Boiler Room set. The basic concept of…
Oh, baby, baby, did you see Britney at Pride?
During this year’s Pride Festival, Brighton had the honour of welcoming international pop star and voice of the early 2000s,…
Reworking Gender Roles Through Performance Art
It seems to be the assumption of many that drama students their days either rolling around on the floor of…
Ghost Stories
As University students, the prospect of sitting through an 80 minute lecture may seem quite tedious. However, ‘Ghost Stories’ is…
The Grass is Greener
‘The Grass is Greener’ is undeniably a slick, polished, well acted and aesthetically pleasing production. The script is competent throughout…
David Hoyle
As I was leaving the venue after the show, I overheard several people saying “that was excellent,” and, as I…
Rocky Horror Show
Alright I admit it: I’m a Rocky Horror virgin. I have neither seen the stage show nor watched the film.…
Sutherland steals the show
I was admittedly not in the most receptive of moods to listen to poetry that evening. I was tired from…
Pass me a pillow, man
It’s never an encouraging sign when you start to a wish that a play would hurry along or, as I…
Performance (Brighton arts this year…)
2009 is set to be a good year for performance in Brighton, with a whole variety of shows rolling into…
Short Fuse: Literature review, Komedia
Komedia’s place as one of Brighton’s most interesting and varied venues is reinforced at the Halloween special of long-running fiction…
Lucy leaves a desperate taste in the mouth
Lucy Porter, Pavilion Theatre- Tuesday 14 October 2008 Perhaps you have an older sibling that’s had no luck in life…
Discipline and Punish
‘Discipline and Punish’, SUDS’ Edinburgh Fringe 2008 play, is in essence very minimalistic. The ominous and oppressive staging consists only…
Moran tells it like it is
Last weekend saw the return of actor and comedian Dylan Moran to the Brighton stage. This two night stop of…
Lucy Porter Interview
Chatty, chirpy, funny woman Lucy Porter is a festival veteran, and can now add the Brighton Comedy Festival 2008 to…